Building Momentum
andrewtsao • 22 Sept 2021 •
Productivity is an interesting thing. Sometimes there are items we know we should do because it probably has the highest value when it comes to time spent vs return especially when measured in dollar signs, but there is something that I often feel Like I need to get out of the way for peace of mind. It’s a lot of work around the tinkering and fine-tuning systems, doing reviews, and implementing things to iterate and continue my “digital wellness” journey, and after spending at least 6 hours completing what I need to do in Obsidian, ever since Monday, it felt like a fog has lifted and I was able to just flow and keep completing task after task.
Today, as I sat at my favorite bench in the park and was sinking deep into my meditation routine, there was a sudden gust of fall wind. As I breathe in the same time the wind blew at me, I felt like I inhaled the full power of it and it made me feel invincible. Completing my Obsidian setup has even given me a daily snapshot of what I was feeling from a year ago, and I’m able to remind myself of how far I’ve come since then.
Onward!
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So I used a community plug-in within Obsidian called “Templater” which allows me to dynamically add dates as a backlinks.
Basically for my “Daily note,” the moment upon creation the template is linked to today’s date, yesterday, tomorrow, and a year ago from today!
If I have a “daily note” from exactly a year ago, then when I hover on it I am able to see it. It helps to compare with what I was feeling from a year ago 🙂
Wow, that feature is so cool! Makes me want to create one for Lifelog!
That would be awesome! Year-to-year comparison is always my favorite.
I love it when google photos / apple photos surface photos from a year ago!
Yes me too, when I see past memories on FB. Added it to the roadmap! Thanks Andrew!
How does it give you a daily snapshot of what you were feeling from a year ago? Love to hear more!